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In the quiet, rural community of Ashville, Pennsylvania, a long-simmering family feud erupted into a night of shocking violence that left four people dead. Roberta Frew, a 64-year-old woman, was killed in her home on a Friday night in what authorities would later describe as a calculated murder plot. The tranquility of the Frew residence was shattered when a knock came at the door. When Roberta opened it, she was met by her estranged daughter, Josephine Ruckinger, and her son-in-law, Jeffrey Ruc ...
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